Church of Saint Trifun

An endowment for eternity

Even during his lifetime, long before the Balkan Wars, Nikola Spasić decided to build himself an eternal home. In 1903, in the Topčider Cemetery, in a quiet part of Belgrade, he raised a church dedicated to Saint Martyr Trifun, who was his family patron saint (krsna slava).

The church was built in the Serbo-Byzantine style, with a single dome and harmonious proportions. It was conceived not only as the burial church of the Spasić family, but also as a house of worship open to all the faithful who visit this old Belgrade cemetery.

Return from Corfu

Nikola Spasić died in exile, on the island of Corfu, in 1916, where he was temporarily buried. His great wish was to rest in his homeland, in the church he himself had built. This wish was fulfilled by his wife, Naka Spasić.